Steven Acton

All i can say is thank god for rehersals and retakes :blink: Steve

Mark - that was out of a possible 6.0 :rolleyes:

I'll give you a 5.9 for style :P

[ Actually I worked on a female prison horror movie a few years ago. Besides the ocasional shower scenes it did suck just as any prison movie does... photos please!!! :blink:

a bit worrying i was just about to book and pay for a course in feb , i hope optex is still going !!!

i felt it was too long for me so i removed 5 inches off the post

W here are you based i may be in the market to sell my v-16 its been well used and a little bit modded comes with panasonic 7 inch lcd post wiring with a slightly shortened post

just seen a demo of the idx wifi tx rx it uses 802.11a and will cost £1200 all in tramsmitter and reciever there was a small delay range 50 m but option of more range with bigger ariel . enough to go through 2 walls . the demo was flawless the unit was a little on the large side but not that large. Steve

Good for him i will keep a beady eye out for it when it reaches us here in the uk , i never knew the transition from a-cam to director was so easy , any word on how it came about Steve

I'm going to try and make it down there! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Imran ,see you there if you can get down , i will be the guy with the camera on the technocrane at the dinner!! :D Steve

is anyone attending the gtc awards dinner and seminars next weekend Garrett Brown will be attending , so i'm told . if so i will see you there .. Steve

WELCOME Matt with that intro i know you better than my own mother :D , enjoy the forum happy flying etc,etc... Steve

Hi Matt , i did push for more steadicam but it came to nought i was primarily hired on the shoot as camera op, and i mentioned to the director that i had got this new fangled steadi thingy :lol: and would he like to use it. the lighting was street lighting there was lighting on set but no time to utilize :unsure: lack of low mode due to the fact that i didnt posess a low mode bracket , i know i could have inverted the post to get me lower to the ground but the oppertunity never allowed itself to happen . trust me when i say this is a seriously funny film with an excellent cast and crew some of whom have worked on some big projects ,and i loved every minute of it, i agree with you about the headroom on the first running shot and the other comments regarding lighting etc but the choice of what take/shot to use was the directors so i'll leave that up to him. hopefully the film is headed for cinema release soon !! thanks for your input it was spot on. regards Steve

Thanks for the response Rob , the edit wasnt done by me it was done by the editor of the feature :unsure: , the clip is part of the finished film. as it was my first feature i was looking for a critique on just the steadicam part of the clip ,sorry i should have been more specific, the shots were got at the end of a hectic shooting day at around 2am , at the time i felt they were a bit rushed :rolleyes: ,i wondered if that showed? The guy running is on route to house of the guy lying awake . does the shot convey that jouney ?? B) all the best Steve

That bad huh???? ah well good job i can go back to my job stacking shelves at the local supermarket :lol:

hi all some of my work is on line at http://www.penaltyking.com/trailers.asp click on the first clip in the trailers section to view let me know what you think all reasonable and constructive comments welcomed Steve

YOU LUCKY *******!!!! :D

Hi all ,i have a glidecam v-20 , can anyone recommend a replacement gimbal that would fit on the 1 1/2 inch post and that will interface with the glidecam "arm" i have looked into the various options available but im none the wiser and would appreciate input from someone who has replaced the gimbal on a v-20 . thanks in advance. Regards Steve

might be your internet settings i can see your page no problem although it looks like uk screen have made a few changes recently this may be whats up regards Steve A

Good advice David .. will try to get myself on a course in the new year. regards Steve

Hi Steve! Just curious, do you have your own rig? If so, what rig and focus system? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi David you've asked the question ive been dreading to answer, but here goes my rig consists of a Glidecam v-16 with a dsr 570wsp and panasonic 7inch lcd monitor as far as follow focus goes -like i said im green , inexperienced , most of my money has gone on the camera. dont think ill of me i am saving like mad to own a "proper rig". with all the bells and whistles but most of my work is news and sport related at the moment so not much call for steadicam work other than the odd (work for experience ) independant feature or short. i purchased the glidecam because at the time it was the cheapest route i had into seeing if i liked steadicam operating or not -- verdict I DO!! so i hope i wont get shot down in flames and hope to meet some of you in the future at a training course .. regards Steve

Dave, Eric i will keep an eye out for your stuff over here in the uk, Dave i think i may have already seen your stuff on Las Vegas . is most of your work on tv or film ? regards Steve

cheer up Rob it may never happen.. :-)

Cheers David,thanks for your congratulations much appreciated . to change the subject slightly what projects are you all involved with at the moment anything i should be keeping an eye on peace , Steve

Dont all reply at once!!!!